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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Early Childhood Education


The early-childhood preparation program encompasses three major program components: professional content, field experience and process seminars. Because all program components are integrated, students concurrently enroll in them at each level. Students generally complete the program in four semesters. Because the program is competency based, however, students occasionally proceed through the sequence at different rates.

Early-Childhood Requirements


In fulfilling UMBC’s General Education Program (GEP), early-childhood students are advised to meet early-childhood requirements simultaneously. The requirements are:

Fine Arts/Literature (6 credits)


Courses in art, dance, music, film/video, theatre or literature, with the stipulation that no more than three credits be in literature.

Social Studies (6 credits)


Courses in the general areas of contemporary world culture and American culture. (Consult advisor in education department for recommended courses.)

Psychology (7 credits)


Mathematics (8 credits)


Science (8 credits)


Two sicence courses with labs